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The British meaning is much newer, and is a bastardization of an extremely commonly-used word in the sciences (derived from a Latin root and all). Cringing at i
by tadfisher 2y ago
The British meaning is much newer, and is a bastardization of an extremely commonly-used word in the sciences (derived from a Latin root and all). Cringing at its use evokes the feeling I get when someone snickers at the pronunciation of "Uranus" in an astronomy course.
- kzrdude 2y agoI guess this thread is talking about the word nonce, https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/nonce